Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding Events
Multi-Track Diplomacy in the 21st Century
February 11, 2011 // 1:00pm — 4:00pm
Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity
In celebration of the Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy’s (IMTD) 20th anniversary, the Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity co-hosted an event titled, “Multi-Track Diplomacy in the 21st Century” on Friday, February 11, 2011. The event included two panels that focused on the theoretical evolution and operationalization of multi-track diplomacy in the last twenty years.
Elections and Peace Consolidation: Prospects and Challenges in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
January 27, 2011 // 10:30am — 11:30am
Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity
“Stabilization, or peace consolidation, if you prefer, is an integral part of peacekeeping – I think it has to be an essential part of how we approach peacekeeping,” stated Ambassador Roger Meece at a Woodrow Wilson Center Director’s Forum on January 27, 2011.
The Future of Sudan: A View from Khartoum
January 26, 2011 // 9:30am — 10:30am
Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity
On January 26, 2011, the Africa Program in conjunction with the Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity of the Woodrow Wilson Center welcomed His Excellency, the Foreign Minister of Sudan Ali Karti to discuss his views on the prospects of peace in Sudan, in the event that the South votes for secession.
Can Women Help Make Peace Agreements Sustainable?
January 20, 2011 // 9:30am — 11:00am
Middle East Program
Jacques Paul Klein, Former United Nations Secretary General's Special Representative and Coordinator of United Nations Operations, Liberia; Suaad Allami, Director, Sadr City Women's Center and Legal Clinic, Iraq; Luz Mendez, Member of the Advisory Council of the Global Fund for Women, Guatemala; Alice Nderitu, National Cohesion and Integration Commission, Kenya; Roxana Cristescu, Project Manager and Mediation Adviser, Crisis Management Initiative; Carla Koppel, Director, Institute for Inclusive Security
Southern Sudan: Using Innovative Tools for Local Empowerment
January 14, 2011 // 1:00pm — 2:00pm
Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity
“The low level of violence during the referendum is a testament to the strength of the Sudanese people,” stated Ambassador Loftis at a Woodrow Wilson Center Director’s Forum on January 14, 2011, co-sponsored by the Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity, and the Africa Program.
A Lens Into Liberia: Experiences From IRP Gatekeepers
January 13, 2011 // 1:00pm — 2:30pm
Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity
The International Reporting Project (IRP) gives "editors–the 'gatekeepers'—a chance to get out of the newsrooms and to see for themselves the importance of international affairs," said John Schidlovsky, director of IRP, at a Wilson Center event about the independent journalism organization's recent two-week trip to Liberia with 11 U.S. news editors.
Honduras and the Inter-American System: One Year After
December 13, 2010 // 9:00am — 1:00pm
Latin American Program
A seminar was held to analyze Honduras' internal struggles and isolation from the Inter-American system.
RFK in the Land of Apartheid: A Ripple of Hope
December 09, 2010 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity
Using never before seen archival footage, and interviews in South Africa and the United States, filmmakers Larry Shore and Tami Gold tell the unknown story of Robert Kennedy's 1966 visit to South Africa during the worst years of Apartheid.
A Conversation With Saeb Erakat
November 04, 2010 // 5:00pm — 6:30pm
Middle East Program
Saeb Erakat, Chief Palestinian Negotiator and Director, Negotiations Affairs Department; Moderator Aaron David Miller, Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center
Book Launch: How Enemies Become Friends: The Sources of Stable Peace
November 04, 2010 // 3:30pm — 5:00pm
European Studies
Imminent violence and war make news headlines, while longstanding peace and good inter-state relations hardly seem newsworthy. By contrast, Charles Kupchan's new book, How Enemies Become Friends: The Sources of Stable Peace, focuses on the origins of peace rather than war. While war is certainly big news, he posits that the bigger news is that the US-Canada border has been consistently peaceful for more than a century, or that only 68 years after France and Germany fought two world wars, people can now drive across the border as though it does not exist. His new book seeks to identify the dynamics that lead countries to achieve lasting peace.